Etaples Cemetery

[Jonathan Saunders]

Can anyone (Terry D?) tell me the name of the woman in Etaples Military Cemetery buried about 2 rows in front of her husband?

I know the story is that he was wounded towards the end of the war and she was so distraught that she found her way to Etaples to visit him, but died of Spanish Flu. He died of wounds shortly after.

Shame they could not be buried together.

[Terry Denham]

This is whom you mean

GROVER, Civilian, FLORENCE VICTORIA, Civilian. Died of pneumonia 26th November 1918. Age 21. Grave: LI.C.I.

She is classified as a Non-World War Grave in CWGC Care. NOK are not permitted to be buried in war graves outside the home countries.

This was her husband, I think

Name: GROVER, ALBERT

Initials: A

Nationality: United Kingdom

Rank: Private

Regiment: The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regt.)

Unit Text: 6th Bn.

Age: 23

Date of Death: 17/12/1918

Service No: 69673

Additional information: Son of John and Elizabeth Grover. Native of Godalming, Surrey.

Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead

Grave/Memorial Reference: XLVII. E. 5.

Cemetery: ETAPLES MILITARY CEMETERY

[Jonathan Saunders]

Thanks Terry - I had a mental block on the name.